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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
May. 03, 2023
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mark William Thompson, Manhattan, KS (US);
Aaron Dean Kovar, Topeka, KS (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/43 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/437 (2013.01);
Abstract
A work tool position control for a work machine is disclosed. A bucket control is used to adjust the bucket of the work tool relative to an arm of a work machine. A controller receives a bucket movement signal from the bucket control and moves the bucket. A thumb position sensor is used to measure an opening angle between a thumb of the work tool and the bucket, and the measured opening angle is sent from the thumb position sensor to the controller prior to the controller moving the bucket.